It's the signed version of a size_t. On OS X I find a definition in /usr/include/sys/types.h which is:
typedef _BSD_SSIZE_T_ ssize_t;
_BSD_SSIZE_T_ varies by architecture, but the ppc/ansi.h file declares it as #define _BSD_SSIZE_T_ int
But that's from the headers installed with Apple's Developer Tools CD for 10.2. I would expect the same definition for ppc on OS 9. I don't see a...
2003-02-25 22:57:23 UTC in GUSI